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Vol 66 No 12

Published 13th June 2025


Zambia

After death, still bitterness

President Hakainde Hichilema is under fire for his laggardly response to ex-President Edgar Lungu’s death, following claims by the opposition that he prevented his predecessor from travelling abroad for cancer treatment. Lungu, who died aged 68 in South Africa on 5 June following surgery and treatment for lung cancer, presided over an economic collapse and widespread corruption, for which he was under investigation. The row about Lungu’s funeral is pitting the ruling United Party for National Development under Hichilema against Lungu’s family and his party the Patriotic Front.

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